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Canto 1 · Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

1.14.24 1.14.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.25inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

युधिष्ठिर उवाच

कच्चिदानर्तपुर्यां न: स्वजना: सुखमासते ।

मधुभोजदशार्हार्हसात्वतान्धकवृष्णय: ॥ २५ ॥

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca

kaccid ānarta-puryāṁ naḥ

sva-janāḥ sukham āsate

madhu-bhoja-daśārhārha-

sātvatāndhaka-vṛṣṇayaḥ

Translation

Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said: My dear brother, please tell me whether our friends and relatives, such as Madhu, Bhoja, Daśārha, Ārha, Sātvata, Andhaka and the members of the Yadu family are all passing their days in happiness.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Ask About Friends and Relatives

1
Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Arjuna warmly as his dear brother.
2
He asks whether their friends and relatives are passing their days in happiness.
3
His inquiry includes Madhu, Bhoja, Daśārha, Ārha, Sātvata, Andhaka and the members of the Yadu family.

How it feels

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira observes disturbing omens and questions Arjuna about Kṛṣṇa and their relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.14

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvācaYudhiṣṭhira said
kaccitwhether
ānarta-puryāmof Dvārakā
naḥour
sva-janāḥrelatives
sukhamhappily
āsateare passing their days
madhuMadhu

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.14
In this verse: “friends”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.14
In this verse: “inquiry”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which friend or relative have I not asked about recently?

Practice

Send one friend or relative a sincere message asking how they are doing.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAsk About Friends and RelativesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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